Use this tag for questions that ask "what is this thing?" Pictures are helpful, as are descriptive titles. When you get an answer, consider adding a further tag (for the flower, tree, beetle etc that has been identified) so that your question is cataloged correctly. If the question is about ...
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Do I have a totem plant?
Several years ago I purchased a plant that looked like a tree trunk . Leaves sprouted out from the sides and the top had a wax covering that needed to be scraped off. The leaves are dark green and ...
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Please help me ID this apple or apple-like bush/tree in my yard - Small green apple with no stem and thorns
I have lived in this house for many years. I have always had a bush behind the shed that I couldn't identify. I always knew it was green most of the year and that it had thorns but that was about ...
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I found a plant in my garden that I am unable to Identify [duplicate]
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What is this plant with long sharp leaves? Is it a weed?
I found this plant in my garden that I can't identify. I've asked a few people and they don't know either.
It's ...
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What are the black spots on my basil's leaves?
I have a basil plant growing and I have noticed on a few of the leaves -- only on this one type of basil plant -- I am getting these faded black spots. I tried looking online to see if I could find ...
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Identify this sprawling vine with five-lobed leaves with serrated edges
Can anyone identify this vine? It's currently growing on the ground, as it has nothing to climb, and it's sending out long shoots in several directions. I'm in zone 7a if that helps at all.
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Help identify peach tree
I have a sadly neglected peach tree that with some spraying and pruning might continue to produce for a few more years. It has excellent peaches, and when the time comes, I'd like to replace it with ...
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Identify Common Lawn Varieties
I've run into this problem and I'm sure others will too:
I want to know what variety of lawn I've got.
Knowing your lawn type is important for: watering, PH levels, fertiliser, etc. And if you ...
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What are these swirly green growths inside my bell peppers?
I occasionally discover swirly green growths inside my bell peppers, such as the ones pictured below. What are they exactly? Are they edible?
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Which species is this Eucalyptus?
I noticed this spectacularly blue Eucalyptus tree growing in Seattle (USDA zone 8). It is partially shaded by a large Douglas fir and a building.
Does anyone know Eucalyptus well enough to identify ...
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Can anyone identify this weed?
Here is the image:
It grows in the Northeast USA in poor soil. A bit invasive but pulls out easily. I have an idea of what it is but would like confirmation. Does not smell or taste herbaceous. ...
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Identify this spiny seed from Northern California
What plant does this seed come from? I remember it being a low growing, sprawling weed that produced a ton of these little seeds that easily stick to clothes. In Northern California.
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Identification of plant growing on Grange-over-Sands promenade, in organised flower bed
Plant growing adjacent to the sea, so salt tolerant. Dense, ground cover type plant. Longish, ovate leaves, central spine to leaf. Leaves green, central spine whiteish. Flowers on red stem stand above ...
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Colorado Plant/Weed Identification Thistle thing with purple flowers
Can anyone help me identify this plant? It is located in the foothills of Colorado.
and a younger version:
Have not had any luck that past few days online and would appreciate any shared ...
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What type of weeds are these?
I've tried looking but I can't seem to find the name of these weeds (in Australia):
The leaves don't grow any larger than in the photo. It is vine-type and can spread for metres. Vine-root stuff is ...
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Squash or gourd? Monster plant growing from mulch put on empty bed
Please help me identify this monster plant. It grew by itself late July. Yellow flower, somewhat a rounded star shape, indented leaves, some with whitish patches, yellow round smooth "fruit", small ...
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I need to identify the following plants? [closed]
I have bought these plants recently but i don't know their names
Plants Images
Can you tell me their names ?
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What is this plant that resembles tomato and has small dark fruit?
I got lazy and let weeds takeover a bed near the porch that has some azaleas and perennials. When I went to pull some of the weeds, I noticed this ~3ft high plant that looks like a tomato plant. It is ...
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What is this small plant with tiny white flowers and tiny saw-teethed leaves?
I got a small plant (from my mother-in-law... ) on which I would like to have an ID with your help. I cannot say much about its life-cycle as I only got it recently: she told me it was once in a pot ...
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Pineapple or Date Palm?
I'm getting conflicting identification from various people. Does anybody know what the difference between a Pineapple and Date Palm is? Here are some palms that I have seen in my neighborhood each of ...
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What is this tall, fast growing plant?
We moved into this house in winter and now it is summer our garden is absolutely full of this stuff, so what is it and it isn't by any chance edible is it?
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What is this houseplant with large waxy leaves and a reddish base?
I have a problem with my house plant that I want to research on the net about what may have caused it and how to prevent it. The problem is I have no idea of the name of the plant. It looks like ...
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How do I identify and kill this weed?
OK, I've got the weed shown here all in my yard, and no one can tell me what it is or how to kill it.
I've been trying to find out what it is for years, and today I thought, "I bet there's a ...
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What is growing in my garden that is pale yellow and pill shaped?
Near my immature corn plant (only one of them) is an odd, pale yellow, pill-shaped looking plant(?). Any idea what it is?
EDIT:
Took a picture a day later and it looks drastically different and ...
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What's making holes in the trunk/stem of my succulent?
Something is making holes in the stem/trunk of my succulent, and is now making holes in an offshoot. When I stick my fingers in the dark hole, it feels gritty.
I don't see any insects in the hole or ...
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Can anyone identify this plant?
Can anyone identify this plant that I found growing in my backyard?
It has a thin stem, long thin leaves that are paired on the stem, with a prominent central rib on the leaves.
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I'm located in central Florida and was out hiking when I found this plant and was wondering what it is and if its edible? [closed]
This is a wild plant found in a swampland setting. The plant was approximately 4 ft. tall and bearing quite a large amount of these fruits. And had small white fuzzy flowers with four petals on them. ...
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Help on identifying a sharp leaved white-(another variety of it is red-)flowered perennial
In my garden I have a perennial (at least in a second year) in two varieties (one white-flowered, one red) of the scrub pictured below. I collected seed from it last year and I got seedlings from it ...
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What is this small annual with white trumpet-formed flowers?
Moving into a house with a garden last year I collected black-pepper-like seeds from a dried out small shrub.
Putting two of them in a seeding pot resulted in having 2 small shrubs with relatively ...
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What kind of plant/mushroom is this?
Two days ago I noticed this thing growing semi-covered in my garden near a grapevine:
As you can see, it was light purpalish - light pinkish kind of colour. On touch it was a bit soft, and the ...
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What are these seeds in papery pink casing?
I found these seeds all over my yard which I think were dropped by some nesting starlings. Each seed has a dry, papery pink casing. The attached photos show the seed inside the casing on the left, ...
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What is this insect with rough brown shell on potatoes?
This insect with a rough brownish shell showed up on potatoes at a friend's house in Vermont. I've looked around in books and online and can't find anything that's an exact match. Current control ...
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Houseplant Identification
I'm not sure whether I can ask this question here or not. For, I am attaching an image to be identified and it's not easily searchable. I bought this lovely plant yesterday, but I don't know its name ...
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Can you identify this small, formerly flowering houseplant?
I received this plant as a gift. It had flowers, but they have long since vanished. The plant seems to be doing fine- it's been putting out new leaves, and it's been six months. I recently moved it ...
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Can anyone identify this mystery plant growing in my vegetable garden?
I put a base of compost in my vegetable garden this year which included some number of seeds from vegetables I've eaten in the past. So far I have identified a tomato and squash plant, but this one is ...
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What kind of ivy plants are these?
My family and I recently moved into a new home, I noticed these ivies everywhere in our backyard and I'm having trouble figuring out exactly what they are.
I know little of ivies/vines and I am a ...
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What is this low growing square-stemmed plant in my lawn?
I have a small, dense, spreading herbaceous perennial plant in my lawn. I don't have anything against it, but I would like to know what it is. It has slightly square stems and rounded leaves. It has ...
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Tomato plant looks like it has grains of salt - what is it and how do I treat it?
My cherry tomato plant has been showing some yellowing of leaves over the past week or so. Just today I noticed the formation of these cluster of white granules - not sure if it's connected to the ...
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What type of plant is this?
I live in Houston, TX and this is growing in our garden (planted by previous owner). My fiancee says it's a weed but I'm thinking otherwise.
Can anyone settle our debate?
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Can anyone identify this abnormality that is on my dwarf citrus?
I recently noticed what looks like small beetles on our dwarf citrus tree. Can anyone identify this abnormality?
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Is this something harmful that I should attempt to ...
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Can someone identify this vine for me?
This vine is growing up around a sycamore tree in my yard. Mainly I am concerned that it is something that is toxic. Just want to make sure it isn't likely something that will make me break out in a ...
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What type of squash is growing out of my compost pile?
I didn't turn my compost pile this spring, and had an unexpected surprise that's been growing for the last few weeks. Can anyone identify what it is? I'm almost 100% sure it's some type of squash, but ...
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What is this moth-like bug on my tree?
Check out what I found today on my 2 year old tree.
It's about 2 to 3 inches in length not including those massive wings.
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The tree is a Texas Mountain ...
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What are these critters in my guava tree and do I need to get rid of them?
I have a couple of guava trees that are starting to flower and while noting the flowers today I saw a number of very small, black bugs hanging out on some of the leaves and stems. They look like baby ...
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I have mislabelled a herb (thought it was chives), can anyone recognize what this is?
Reddit thinks it might be a tomato. I thought it was chives, obviously it's not, but I still think I picked it from the herb shelf, not from a vegetable shelf.
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Identification of this branched bush with tiny blue flowers
I would like to prune this bush in my garden. It wasn't me who planted it, which is why I don't know what it is and before doing any mistakes I'm asking here for help.
With this one I'm especially ...
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What kind of broad-leaved tree is this?
This tree seems like a good addition to a garden/landscaping project, but I've never seen it before. Leaves are turned down. I don't know if that's an aberration for this particular plant or ...
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Identifying Broad-Leaf Plant/Weed
I'm in the process of systematically removing all the weeds from my backyard -- starting with dandelions and thistle. All of a sudden, this thing sprouted in the middle of a bare patch. What on earth ...
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What is this (allegedly) mosquito-repellent trailing plant with dark green heart-shaped leaves?
I was given a plant a while back that I was told repels mosquitoes:
The little I know about it:
it has dark green heart shaped leaves that grow up to about 3½" wide by 4½" long (9cm ...
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Am I overwatering this unidentified (jade) plant?
I have this large unidentified plant which I keep indoors. (a present from my aunt) I don't water it too frequently, and it seems to be doing OK - it's much bigger than it was when I got it a few ...
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Is this shrub a rhododendron, and how can I help it to flourish?
My mom gave me this shrub/tree/bush a few years back. She told me it was a rhododendron but had no other information. I live on the border of Zone 4 and 5 in the Lake Michigan basin. I planted it ...
